Capital TV reporter Hasnain Shah shot dead in Lahore

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 3 years ago

LAHORE - Hasnain Shah, a reporter associated with Capital TV, was shot dead on Davis Road.

Shah was on his way to Lahore Press Club when pillion-riding assailants opened fire on his vehicle, leaving the journalist dead on the spot.

Police reached the crime scene to gather evidence while Shah's body was shifted to a hospital for the medico-legal procedure.

The motive behind the killing was not known.

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